What does ἐλεημοσύνη · ἔνειμι mean in the Bible?
ἐλεημοσύνη · ἔνειμι is a Greek phrase meaning "give what is within as mercy-gift or alms".
Greek · G1654, G1751
τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην
Charity · to be within (neuter participle plural)
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ἐλεημοσύνηG1654charity
Pronunciationeleēmosýnē
Charitable giving rooted in mercy; Jesus emphasizes hidden almsgiving over public displays of generosity.
Open lexicon entry →ἔνειμιG1751to be within (neuter participle plural)
Pronunciationéneimi
Open lexicon entry →What does τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην (ta enonta dote eleēmosynēn) mean in the Bible?
ἐλεημοσύνη · ἔνειμι is a Greek phrase meaning "give what is within as mercy-gift or alms".
Full entry for τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην (G1654, G1751) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1654, G1751?
G1654, G1751 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. give what is within as mercy-gift or alms
Source Gloss
give what is within as mercy-gift or alms
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms13Case patternAccusative (9)Number patternSingular (8)
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 10:4 · Acts 10:312×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 6:41×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineActs 9:361×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 6:2 · Matt 6:3 · Luke 11:41 · Luke 12:33 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 3:3 · Acts 3:107×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineActs 10:2 · Acts 24:172×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
τὰ ἐνόντα δότε ἐλεημοσύνην is built from this root: